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Chapter 47: A Dangerous Game

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"What? A Luna Queen?"

I couldn't help it—I exploded into laughter.

It wasn't a discreet chuckle or stifled giggle. No, it was full-throated, uncontrolled, and out of the blue. I leaned my head back and laughed until my sides hurt, until there were tears streaming down my face. Alpha Don's face across from me contorted—half confusion, half annoyance. That only made me laugh harder.

His eyebrows furrowed, and he stared at me with an inscrutable expression. "Is it really a funny idea?" he drawled. "I didn't think of myself as a comedian."

I dabbed at my eyes, still laughing. "Oh, Alpha Don, thanks." I let out a slow breath, still gasping. "It's been a long time since I laughed that hard."

But when the laughter died away, the import of his words settled upon me like a solemn cloak.

The Luna Queen's throne? Why would I desire to have such a thing?

I gazed beyond him, my face sobering. That seat was a crown of thorns, not roses. I had worked in the background for so long, stepping cautious
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